HomeMy Public PortalAbout19320701CCMeeting38
Savannah Beach,Tybee Island, Ga.
July 1,1932.
The regular meeting of Council was held to -day at 4:00 p.m. and
Was attended by Mayor Gamble, who presided, and Councilmen Cann,
Sharpley,Blumenthal and Righton and Mr. A.F.Solms.
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5,1(.-ws Mr. Solms was requested to present his case and he said that his reason
jaa5� for appearing before Council was to get some relhhf from the present
method of handlingtraffic on the Shand in relation to its effect
on on his business, some one being antagonistic to the
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administration he said that this is not case he i not opposed to
h�Ithe 25% collection charge thinks it isa good thing - but he contends
04 't°a s,ethat he is entitled to a street in front of hid hotel- people should
0,,,,,\-0,,eNN not be stopped from coming to his hotel by being compelled to pay
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, 25% - should have right to park in front of his place - colledtions
are not handled like they were last year this year police officer •
has instructions to prohibit anyone from going on Marking area unless
a ticket is presented — considerable traffic is diverted to 14th
street, autodtt have to park where officer tells them - the Mayor
said that traffic is not diverted to 14th street to detriment of
other places - Dr. Righton said that people should have right to
park where they please - Mr Cann said tha in regard to parking in
front of Mr. Solms place the Town cannot permit cars to,park on
a thorofare - streets cannot be appropriarted for private uses -
Mr Solms said that the Town can spare the additional space that
he needs and he should be entitled to 30 feet as he paid for paving
that much Mr Cann suggested that an autoist on arrival at the
parking space found same filled them parked in front of Mr Solms
place - Mr. Solms said that he Told tell him to move on 4 Mr.
Cann said that he could not make him move - Mr Solms contends that
his only place to park is in front of his hotel and he wanted the
privilege of parking his guests there - he said that is now
trying to arrange parking space on a lot next his hotel for his
guests - Mr. Solms was then excused -- the Mayor said that he
was in sympathy with Mr Solms but that Mir Solms wanted an ex-
clusive right to park cars in front of his hotel Dr Righton
said tligt it is the feeling of,a lot of taxpayers that people
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should be kept off of streets he said along the North side of
the Tybrisa bath - houses he ng'ced that a space had been reserved
apparently for the exclusive or the Haar's automobiles as police
officers did not permit any one else to park there - Mr Cann
said that he could not see any reason for furnishing parking
space to Mr. Solms or anyone else.
rifie��� It was decided that the presaat method of collecting the 25%
'' k ,, charge for parking would be maintained, that is selling a ticket
Q,H•ec -.at the toll station and collecting same at the parking areas -
`. ��� ! except that a double line would be used e...the toll station -
\\�� that metal tags would be issued to those property owners who
'desired them to attache to their cars to facilitate the quick
m t' handling of cars at the toll station - also that a small port -
e`'` ion of tickets would be issued to the ticket collectoos at the
parking areas to sell to those autoists who desire them - one man
each, will be placed at 14th and 16th streets to regulate traffic
and one man,each, will be placed at 14th and 16th streets at the
Strand to collect parking space tickets.
czcofi° The Mayor informed Council that as Recorder Bright would going
"- he r aay for about two weeks he would like to,know who should act as
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Recorder during his absence - the Town Attorney said that it
would be necessary for the Mayor to do so.
Dr. Righton informed Council that he sa small boys playing slot,'So
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machines in some of the business places on the island and he ® °
asked what could be doneabout it, he said that he objected to it.
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There being no further business Council adjourned subject to the - \ „�
call of the Mayor.
Clerk of Council.
Mayor.
Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Ga.
Augur '1,1932.
A special meeting of txxs uacxich mm-ti was held to -day
at 4:00 p.m. and was attended by Mayor Gamble, who presided,
and Councilmen_ Sharpley,Logan, Blumenthal and Cann, .also the
citizens committee consisting of Messrs. J.G.Butler, G.A.
Gordon,S1O.Harris, .J.Haar, Frei ;vessels and Yr. J.B.Loving
of the J.B.Mcera rey Co.
The Mayor said that Mr. Loving had just returned from a trip 'Ro
to Washington,D.C. and he asked him what he had learned rel-
ative to the plans of the R.F. - Mr. Loving said that while 4-6 "ti1e...
he was in Wau shington he had discussed with a Mr. Moulton and p j ,n.5 0{`
'`r. J.L.Harringtor_ the plans of the R.F.C. to ascertain just
what was wanted to negotiate for loans from the x.2.0. - he
said that the act authorizing the creation of the x..0 has two as 1ealk
parts one of which was doubtful if municipality could borrow tcc���
money to build waterworks system - at the present time the
E.B.C. is not so well organized - he wa asked how the appli -s° �"`� ° �•,`
cationsfora loan shoe.1_1 be made and he said that it was.
practicully the same as negotiating a loan from a bank - no
definite form has been announced as. yet by the 11.17.0.- what
will be necessary though is that sufficient information be
given with reference o the project for which the money is
to be borrowed - he felt that favorable consideration would
be given to the waterworks system it _: uld be a good idea
to get an expression from the property owners as to who
would take water from the new plant, this Mould make a favor-
able showing - -th: R.7.0 would regai se evid_nce in concrete
form, they want all the facts - Colonel Gordon as ked if the
^ovenors approval was necessary - Mr Loving said not if the
projects was self liquidating - Col. gordon asked waht the
rate of interest would be - Mr. Loving said that that had
not been determined as yet nor has the kind of security
required, he said that it would :robably be a mortgage on
the plant - C 1 Butler asked if it was pact of the unemployment
scheme Mr. Loving said yes and that no convict labor Would
permitted - Col. Butler asked if the amount necessary to pur-
chase the T.W.W. could be included in the estimate of the
cost Bf the new plant - Yr. Loving said that he could not
answer that that a ruling would have to be made on that pointlk
Col.Gordon said that he had spoken to the Govenorabout his
approval for relief and that he said that he not going to